Chapter 516: Soldiers
In Yucheng on the banks of Songzhou and Meng Zhuze, the walls are filled with all kinds of flags that represent the ministry account.
The smell of blood after the slaughter of all kinds of cattle and sheep is mixed with the smell of the smell of drying in the air and the rancid smell of dirt accumulated in the ditches, and it fills the large and small cities.
The scorching summer made these Hu Mazi, who were accustomed to the ice and snow and coolness outside, very uncomfortable, and kept complaining.
"It's so hot......"
"The heart and lungs of the hot people are going to vomit......"
"Don't drink any more water......"
"Beware of belly ......"
As if it was some kind of confirmation, a soldier who was drinking in front of the trough suddenly vomited wildly, and then fell headlong like this, rolling his eyes and foaming at the ground and twitching.
Instead of trying to check on or help, the others avoided it and shouted loudly.
"Another ...... with a fever plague"
"Be careful, don't let yourself get ......"
They usually shouted like this, while driving the shepherd slave up from nearby, helping the fallen man up, and dragging him to a cool place, but it was too late, and the other party's face had turned a kind of hot and frightening purple, and no matter how much they poured cold water, they could not go away, and then slowly interrupted their breath in retching convulsions.
"This is the first ......"
Even the natives, who were responsible for supervising and driving the slaves and captives with whips, faltered under the scorching sun, and insisted on supervising the size of their labor, became a little weak and unable to raise their energy.
They were almost oblivious to the slackness of the shepherds and the drives, and only hid in the shade, baring their arms, and fanning the wind desperately.
As for the big and small leaders who led them, they didn't bother to supervise or reprimand them for their lazy behavior, but let their followers keep carrying buckets of water, and poured water on their heads and mounts to cool down.
Now, with the urgent dispatch of the troops of the domain, the city that was originally noisy and noisy has become relatively empty and clean, and only some vassals of the small tribes are left. It is mainly used to prevent sneak attacks and invasions of other feudal clans.
And above the city,
"You can rest assured ......"
An old beard with a frosty face is also comforting Chi Liwen, the little head of his own family.
"The wall is strong enough, if there are enough archers to stand on it"
"Don't say it's the wolf cubs of the Dong Department, the Gao He Department, and the Le Department, there is no chance to take advantage of it"
"Even if it's the one in the east that is invincible, I don't want to hit it lightly......"
Chi Suwen felt a little ridiculous, once upon a time, he was obviously a good cavalry who turned to fight like the wind, but now he had to give up his greatest strengths and advantages, avoid the opportunity of field battles, and use the city walls and trenches to have the confidence to fight against those infantry of the Southern Army.
At this time, shouts were heard again from the head of the city, but there was a new discovery.
A team of furious-edged animal skin flags, and a team of horses with heavy loads of objects, came back together. Suddenly, the lazily tanned beards on the city wall were in a commotion with some surprise and expectation.
But after sending people out to threshk so many times, there was finally a big harvest.
And in the basket on the horse's back, some of the faintly exposed gold and silver utensils reflected in them, which made them all a little excited.
For the sake of prudence, the leading Qianhu still shouted a few more times in the local dialect of the tribe, and the other party responded as usual under the city.
Now there is no need for him to command, there are already people who are too busy to open the door to greet them. It's been a long time since they've had such a decent harvest.
Then after the team entered the city gate, there was another accident, and the straps of several pack horses going north seemed to be overwhelmed and broken, and they fell down heavily, and only a few noises were heard.
A number of gold and silver utensils and coins were scattered everywhere at the city gate, and suddenly the nearby feudal lords who defended the city ran down to scramble and scold, but they didn't notice that the "Hu Mazi" who escorted them back bypassed them and ran directly to the city.
It wasn't until a moment later, when several corpses suddenly fell into the crowd that some people suddenly came to their senses, but it was too late, and those who had returned had already occupied the commanding heights of the city gates, and began to fire guns and throw fire bombs at them.
Suddenly, these gathered clansmen were scorched and killed, and in the distance outside the city, the sound of galloping horses and smoke and dust also sounded.
"The Flower Hats are coming"
"The Nankee has entered the city......"
When they finally recognized the banner erected on the top of the city, the remaining remnants of Hu Mazi also exclaimed in unison, almost reflexively.
But instead of insisting on fighting, they turned around one after another, fled towards the city, and then collided head-on with another group of men and horses who rushed to support, and the two compartments were staggered, and it became some kind of chain reaction chaos.
Thus, less than three hours later, the battle and resistance in the city came to an end.
The cavalry commander of the hunting battalion, Zhao Liangsi, the soldier and horse envoy of Quanyi Prefecture, and Fang La, the general of the sixth garrison battalion, were also able to stand side by side, especially the smell of blood and gunpowder smoke on the side of the city, looking at the traffic inside the door, carrying all kinds of seizures and materials.
Although the city of Yucheng has been taken, except for the remnants of the population and materials, the lonely position is just a chicken rib for the currently maintained front.
"There are some capable people under the command of General Fang......"
Zhao Liangsi exclaimed
"Dressed up as Humaer, it's also vivid and vivid, it's hard to distinguish between the real and the fake......"
"Zhao Qi has won the award......"
Fang La said politely.
"It's just a little bit of experience when I was selling tea in the early years......"
"It's also a coincidence, the real key is to rely on the soldiers of the hunting battalion to break into the ...... in time."
"Don't talk about this kind of politeness......"
Zhao Liangsi waved his hand and interrupted
"It's your credit, and I won't be cheeky to get it......"
"Give ......"
He suddenly offered treasure from the rattan box on horseback and forcefully pulled out a clay vase with a thin mouth and a big belly.
"Taste the Langmu wine of my hometown......"
"Wrap you up with stamina......"
As he spoke, the cork on the top of the bottle had been unscrewed, and a pungent smell suddenly filled the air. Immediately, several generals around him were attracted.
"Could it be that this is a head-burning ...... outside the ridge?"
Fang La couldn't help but say with some surprise.
"Exactly ......"
Zhao Liangsi said with a somewhat smug smile.
Thanks to the relatively stable environment of the Southern Dynasties, the distillation and production processes of various kinds of soju handed down from the previous dynasties have also been relatively preserved and continued.
It is a kind of cheap liquor that is "burned" in various names, filling the streets and alleys, and has become a favorite of the people at the bottom and the middle class.
Then the soldiers set up a temporary case at the head of the city,
Fill the jar in front of everyone, soak the dried orange peel, dried pepper, dogwood, ginger and other pieces into it, take out a treasured canned fish floss, and pour a large bowl.
While taking a sip of the pungent taste, I took these soaked things and chewed them in my mouth to loosen the sake of the fish. Soon his face was red and sweaty.
Then they took out the iron-mouthed flat pots they had with them and filled them one by one. For the battlefield, this soju is a good thing, not only to quench thirst, but also to refresh the mind, and to have other multi-purpose uses.
At the same time, as a by-product of the first summer grain harvest, a large distillery that had been moved almost from Canton was also settled in the vicinity of Yidu.
Of course, because of the rule of Qingzhou, it is forbidden to use grains to make wine, and the brewing raw materials used here are mainly tuber starches such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, taro, and bract stalks harvested in the mountainous border fields.
After the liquor is distilled, except for a small amount as a daily supply for the army's internal treatment, rewards and meals, the rest needs to be further extracted to obtain the most original sources of alcohol and ethanol and ether. Whether it is for pharmaceutical processing and processing, or for chemical industrial use, there is a lot of demand.
In addition, there is the opening of the first large hospital in Qingzhou, and the main body of medical resources still comes from, the hundreds of medical officers and doctors of all kinds who accompany the army, even in the most difficult times, our army has not thrown them away or given up, so it comes in handy now.
At present, under my rule, except for the army, most people still rely on minor illnesses to survive, and major illnesses have their own destiny in life and death. However, with the beginning of summer, the minimum basic epidemic prevention and hygiene must be grasped.
Anyway, in addition to going to war with the army, these people are usually idle, and the bruises caused by the high-intensity drill in the army are also idle.
Simply concentrate the extra manpower in this hospital. In this way, you can practice with ordinary people at the same time. It is not unfamiliar with the skills, and you can also bring a number of clinical apprentices on the one hand.
Fortunately, because of the indiscriminate grasp of the handsome department at the beginning, the medical department of the director zhì is quite complete, but it saves me a lot of things, as long as the daily performance appraisal and reward and punishment system are arranged, most of the departments can be put into operation immediately.
Therefore, this large hospital has more than 100 doctors all year round, and it also has the functions of a kind of medical school, responsible for teaching and training personnel, mainly long-term and short-term.
The short-term is a special training course for simple battlefield injury first aid and basic epidemic prevention, which is aimed at those sergeants who have been selected by lottery and have good understanding ability and dexterity in their hands and feet; The long-term is relatively formal training for medical personnel, and there is a relatively complete system for application, selection and appointment.
In addition, as an ancillary facility of the hospital, there is a large pharmacy for public retail, a workshop for the processing of corresponding medicinal materials, and a number of expatriate institutions for the collection and purchase of crude drug raw materials, which is also a place where medical students need to practice and work.
In the future, after the scale is reached, Qingzhou Hospital will be upgraded to a general hospital, and some of the manpower will be allocated to set up a number of medical branches in Linyi and other states to expand its influence and audience. If conditions are ripe, these branches will be extended to the lower county level, and government-run medical centers will be established in each county.
Then, a set of senior physicians will be established to sit in the hall on the tour.
However, when the number of students for the short-term training was designated, there was another small disturbance and episode, but it was because of the fact that a quarter of the students were women.
These students were selected from various labor camps and young women with a certain literacy foundation, and I cultivated them as the seeds and sources of the future military care system.
However, it was the existence of these female students that made some doctors from the north feel that the traditional field had been violated and transgressed, and they immediately had some backlash and dissent, thinking that this was an unorthodox joint petition to appeal.
As a result, I personally summoned him, and in person, "Is it possible that your daughter, wife, and children never get sick, and you don't need the defense of men and women?"
Of course, as a means of mitigation, the study direction of these female students will be mainly pediatrics and gynecology, and first-aid treatment of injuries and wounds.